FINAL NIGHT, DONOVAN v. SARRON, "FLIGHT," GAIETY.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Volume 59, Issue 58, 9 April 1930, Page 2

FINAL NIGHT, DONOVAN v. SARRON, "FLIGHT," GAIETY.

Owing to hundreds of requests from delighted film fans, and. ever anxious to please their audiences. the Gaiety maiiagement has been successful in securing the Donovan-Sarron fight film for another evening's performance, and to-night will be the very last opportunity of witnessing tbis splendid reeord of wbat can be easily terined the greatest fight film ever screened befor© a New Zealand audience. The popularity _ of the present programme at the Gaiety De Lnxe is more than well proven by the packed audiences who visit this popular entertainment house nightly, and who show their appreciation of the splendid fare provided by frequent outbursts of hearty applause. In regard to the DonovanSarron fight film, little more can be said than has already appeared in these columns sin-ce Friday iast. It- is sufficient to say it has beeome the topic of town talk, and the few that have liot already witnessed it should not let to-night' s finai opportunity slip by. ''hhght," the titamc Columbia producion, the supreme all-talkmg drama of the air, whxch x'anks as the classic of the screen's air draxnas, a mighty story of love, honour, dai'ing adventux'e, and thxilling action must be seen to be believed. "h'light" portrays m the most amazing and sensational manner the cai-eers of "two fiying-devil dogs" of the Marine 1 lying Corps, in which Jack Holt and Ralph Grayes give their greatest eharacterisations, while the romance, a beautiful love story, in which these two are interested, surrounds pretty little Lila Lee. Her chax'acterisation in this role can also be classed as tlie greatest she has yet been seen in. Planes zooming, darting and sweeping through the clouds in thrilling battle formations, tailspins, loop-tne-loops, Immelman turns, parachute leaps, hazardous landings and death-edfying exploits in endless variety. tlie like of which has never befoi'e been attempted in any picture, combine in making this a never-to-be-forgotten production, a thrill picture such as vou get once in a lifetime. An exciting football game, a beautiful Damon and Pythias friendship, a three-cornered love affair, the dramatisation of the Sandino rebel up rising in Nicaragua, and the sensation. al air action, which outrivals anything yet . attempted on the screen or any air pageant makes "Flight'' the greatest all-talking aerial sensation ever attempted. Never has such _ interest been centred around any fistic battle as that of Tommy Donovan* and Pete Sarron, but with the coming of the film, which gives every movement and second of the memorable fight, which took place at Wellington last Saturday, March 29, before an audience of over 17,000 Spectators, interest is now running at fever heat amongst the followers of th© fistic art. The film is air that is said of it and more, and is easily the best fight picture ever presented to any audience, which proves the verdict of the thousands of actual eye-witnesses, including the referee and ring-sid© officials. The whole 15 rounds are vividly and faithfuHy portrayed, giving a view far better than if one occupied ring-side seats. "In Dutch," a very charming coloured all-talking-singing number coxnpletes an entertainment which must pack this popular talkie rendezvous throughout its season. The box plans are at the theatre. Beservations can also he ohtained hy ringing 'phone 3809.